About the Authors
Foreword
Acknowledgments 

1. The Challenge of Democratization

• Defining Panama
• The Burden of History
• The Role of the United States
• Democracy and the U.S. Departure
• Prospects in Broader Focus

2. Preparing for the Year 2000

• Politics in Panama
• Recreating Security Institutions
• The Canal and the U.S. Presence
• The Confusion of Politics
• Prospects